Azadi (film)

Azadi is a 2005 Australian short film, written and directed by award-winning film-maker Anthony Maras, and produced in association with the Australian Film Commission, the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and the South Australian Film Corporation.

Azadi
Promotional poster
Directed byAnthony Maras
Produced by
Written byAnthony Maras
Starring
  • Rodney Afif
  • Seleman Haider
Music byJosh Bennett
CinematographyNick Remy Matthews
Edited by
Production
company
Mills Street
Release date
February 2005
Adelaide Film Festival
Running time
29:00
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$200,000 (estimated)
(US$160,000 in Feb. 2005)

The film has earned numerous accolades on the international festival circuit and has screened on broadcast television,[1] festivals and at human rights events[2][3] the world over.[4][5]

Synopsis

Azadi follows the plight of an Afghan schoolteacher and his asthmatic son who escape their oppressive Taliban homeland in search of a new life in Australia.

Cast
ActorRole
Rodney AfifAmir Afzali
Seleman HaiderMansur Afzali
Stephen SheehanDIMA Officer
Sepideh FallahAmir's wife

Awards and nominations

References
  1. ""ABC Short and Curly"". Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  2. "Human Rights Film Festival" Archived 24 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Films of Conflict and Resolution - Hamptons Film Festival" Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "SAFC website - Azadi Showcase" Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Short Film Central - Azadi Profile"
  6. "Inside Film - 26 August 2006" Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "St Kilda 2006 Winners" Archived 3 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Adelaide Film Festival - Investment Fund History" Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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